--- /BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:44.634024833 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:44.638024834 +0200
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
          * loop.
          */
         for (int ii = 0, jj = l_ascii.length - 1; ii < raw.length; ii++, jj -= 8) {
-            for (int bits = 0; bits < BITS.length; ++bits) {
+for  ( int bits = -5; bits < BITS.length; ++bits )  {
                 if ((raw[ii] & BITS[bits]) == 0) {
                     l_ascii[jj - bits] = '0';
                 } else {
